Love is when the other person's happinessis more important than your own.- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

No one was ever named "Hero" for following the crowd.Heroes set their own course.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

You are important. You are the star -the only star - of your own life show.Everyone else is a bit player in the great drama of your life.Be of service to humanity, but never be anyone's doormat.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

We who lived in concentration camps can remember the menwho walked through the huts comforting others,giving away their last piece of bread...They offer sufficient proof that everythingcan be taken from a man but one thing:to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances,to choose one's own way.- Viktor E. Frankl

Once you know yourself as a genuine seeker,and when your own inner chamber is quite enlightened,then comes the natural unfoldment of pure love and compassionand a genuine desire to serve others.- Rod Stryker

Laugh, and the world laughs with you;Weep, and you weep alone;For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,But has trouble enough of its own.- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Happiness bloomsin the presence of self-respectand the absence of ego.Love yourself.Love everyone around you.Love everyone in the whole world.Know that your own life is of infinite importance,as is every other life.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I set my own course through the ocean of life.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Knowing your own darkness is the best methodfor dealing with the darknesses of other people.- Carl Jung

Our loved ones -whether by blood, by marriage, or by choice -are delicate treasures.If we hold them too close, they break -as a butterfly would.By honoring and enjoyingthe freedom of our loved ones,we gain our own freedom.Have the courage to trust thatthe beautiful butterflies of your lifewill return - or not - as life intends.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

When you are offended at any man's fault,turn to yourself and study your own failings.Then you will forget your anger.- Epictetus

The world you see has nothing to do with reality.It is of your own making and does not exist.- A Course In Miracles

The River of Life knows no obstacles.The River can cut through solid rock - in its own time.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Believe in yourself, and trust your own wisdomrather than being swayed by the opinions of others.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Know that you sail the seas of lifeas the master of your own ship.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

March to the beat of your own drum.- Proverb

If there is any one secret of success,it lies in the ability to getthe other person's point of viewand see things from that person's angleas well as from your own.- Henry Ford

That service is the noblestwhich is rendered for its own sake.- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

The more we care for the happiness of others,the greater is our own sense of well-being.- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe,that lures him to evil ways.- The Buddha

Put on your own oxygen mask first.- Airline companies

Don't be trapped by dogma -which is living with the results of other people's thinking.Don't let the noise of other's opinionsdrown out your own inner voice.- Steve Jobs

The ultimate authority must always restwith the individual's own reason and critical analysis.- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

It is not my place to doubt the sincere beliefs of others.My job is to question my own beliefs.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

If you don't take full responsibilityfor your own happiness,who do you suppose will?Your happiness is a one person job -it begins and ends with you.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

One who is too insistent on his own views,finds few to agree with him.- Lao Tzu

Never mind what others do;do better than yourself,beat your own record from day to day,and you are a success.- William J. H. Boetcker

All endeavors which are directed to a purely worldly end,contain within themselves the seeds of their own corruption.- Theodore H. White

Resilience is about believing in yourself,and trusting your own wisdom rather thanbeing swayed by the opinions of others.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities.Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powersyou cannot be successful or happy.- Norman Vincent Peale

Even the rich are hungry for love,for being cared for, for being wanted,for having someone to call their own.- Mother Teresa

Farewell My FriendIt was beautiful as long as it lastedThe journey of my life.I have no regrets whatsoeversave the pain I'll leave behind.Those dear hearts who love and care...And the strings pulling at the heart and soul...The strong arms that held me upWhen my own strength let me down.At every turning of my lifeI came across good friends,Friends who stood by me,Even when the time raced me by.Farewell, farewell my friendsI smile and bid you goodbye.No, shed no tears for I need them notAll I need is your smile.If you feel sad do think of mefor that's what I'll likewhen you live in the heartsof those you love, remember thenyou never die.- Gitanjali Ghei

You are the Michelangelo of your own life.The David that you are sculpting is you.And you do it with your thoughts.- Joe Vitale

I distrust those people who know so wellwhat God wants them to do,because I notice it always coincideswith their own desires.- Susan B. Anthony

Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution.If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds.- Norman Vincent Peale

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather,always bring your own sunshine.- Anthony J. D'Angelo

No, they don't appreciate you - and it's not their job.It's your own job to appreciate yourself.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Happiness cannot thrive within the prison of obligation.Live wild, life free, live as master of your own fate.- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

What others say and do is a projection of their own reality.- don Miguel Ruiz